The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-24
CHAPTER CLXX.

An act to provide for the making and col
lection of benefit assessments for the
construction of savers in cities of this
state in certain cases.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of New Jersey,
That where in any city sewers have been
or may be constructed forming Trunk
line into which lateral sewers may dis
charge, nd through which the surface
drainage and sewerage of a district may
be carried to tide water or other recep-
tacle, it shall and may be lawful in assess
ing the benefits which have been Or may
be conferred upon property by the con-
structlon of such trunk line of sewers for
the commissioners appointed or to be APP
pointed to assess such benefits, to assess
the same as follows: such assessments may
be made upon all the property benefited
and to be benefited within the entire
drainage district, and where direct tap
ping benefit is or msy be set ured, by con-
Meeting with the trunk line or lateral
sewers already constructed, the assess
ments when finally confirmed shall be
collectable at once, as in other eases, and
where the benefit is prospective and de-
ponds upon the construction of lateral and
connecting sewers not yet built, in every
such case the assessments made upon such
property shall constitute first lien there
on at and from the time when the lateral
sewer if constructed, connecting the pro-
perty assessed with such trunk line, and
shall be collectable at the same time the
benefits assessed thereon for the construc-
ton of such connecting lateral sewer is or
may be by law collectable, and shall draw
interest only from the time the assess
ment for benefits made upon property
along the line of such lateral sewers for
the construction thereof is confirmed.
2. And be il enacted, That in estimat-
ing and ascertaining the proportion of the
cost which may be assessed upon property
not upon the line of any such trunk sewer
or sewers, the SAID commissioners shall
first ascertain the benefits conferred upon
property along the line Of the same which
can connect Herewith, and shall dsduct
the total OF such benefits from the entire
cost, and they may assess the balance of
the cost upon other property benefited
and 10 be benefited by The construction of
lateral or connecting sewers so lar as the
same is or may be peculiarly benefited
thereby
3. And be It enacted, That If any casa
different portions or sections of aay trunk
line sewers IS or Ray be constructed under
different acts reGNfsing different DISPOSE
ton OF the moneys collected from benefit
assessments that in every such case sepa-
rate assfs sment shall be made for each
portion CT section in order that lawful
application may be made of the moneys
derived from such assessment wherein re-
ceived.
4. And DO ii enacted. Shat in all such
caseg the benefit assessn enks so made shall
be limited to and shall not exceed tie pc
culiar ADD special benefi. which such lot or
parcel Of land assessed has received, or will
receive when leteraI connections are made
as Aforesaid, ana be male as near as may
be ia proportion TO Tie benefits each shall
be deemed to acquire.
o. And be it enacted, Thei It's act stnl
take tffeot immsdiltelv.
Approved April rs. 1887.